East Ascension lost against Live Oak back in April of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Ascension Spartans fell just short of the Live Oak Eagles by a score of 8-6. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly two runs.
East Ascension saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reed Truax, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Truax has posted since back in February.
East Ascension dropped their record down to 13-10 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Live Oak, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
While East Ascension had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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